LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Old Dominion men's soccer team struck first but eventually fell in the first overtime to No. 18 nationally ranked Kentucky by a 2-1 score on a rainy Saturday morning at the Wendell and Vickie Bell Soccer Complex.
In the 56th minute, Ettore Casadei was tripped on a breakaway, leading to an ODU penalty kick, which Ruben Pedersen finished to give the Monarchs a 1-0 lead. The goal was the second of the season for Pederson, a sophomore from Lyngby, Denmark.
UK's Leon Jones scored his first goal of the season in the 87th minute off a pass from Enzo Mauriz to tie the match at 1-1 and force overtime.